Sharan Grewal

Hundreds of citizens from the city of Zarzis, located in the south of Tunisia, participated in a peaceful march to demand to know the truth about the fate of their relatives who were lost at sea after attempting to reach Italy. There are many concerns about the shipwreck, especially since a number of the victims were buried without finding the identities of the deceased. January 6, 2023. Zarzis, Medenine, Tunisia. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

It’s not too late: How to save Tunisian democracy

Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Smoke rises in the sky following clashes in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Around the halls: Brookings experts on Biden’s performance in the Middle East

Tunisia, Ariana, 2022-12-17. A Tunisian elderly man arrives at a polling station to cast his vote during the first round of the parliamentary elections. Tunisians are to elect the new 161 members of the parliament officially called Assembly of People s Representatives (ARP). A second round will takes place in February or March 2023. Photograph by Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas. Tunisie, Ariana, 2022-12-17. Une femme agee tunisienne arrive dans un bureau de vote pour voter lors du premier tour des elections legislatives. Les Tunisiens doivent elire les 161 nouveaux membres du Parlement, officiellement appele Assemblee des representants du peuple (ARP). Un second tour aura lieu en fevrier ou mars 2023. Photographie de Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.

Tunisia’s parliamentary election draws a collective shrug

Sharan Grewal

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

[Kais Saied] ignored an online consultation for the public and even the consultative committees that wrote the first draft of the constitution, and put forward his own text in the end.

Sharan Grewal The Telegraph Sunday, July 24, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold flags as they gather during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

Will Tunisia’s opposition unite against the July 25 referendum?

Sharan Grewal, Ian DeHaven, and Salah-Dean Satouri

Friday, July 22, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold loaves of bread as they protest in opposition to a referendum on a new constitution called by President Kais Saied, in Tunis, Tunisia June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo

Tunisia’s new constitution will only worsen its political crisis

Sharan Grewal, Salah-Dean Satouri, and Ian DeHaven

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

France, Paris, 17-10-2021. Demonstration commemorating the 60th anniversary of October 17, 1961 in Paris, between the Grand Rex and the Pont Saint-Michel. On October 17, 1961, French police killed Algerian women, men and children who had come to demonstrate against colonialism. This crime of state without memory had made between 100 and several hundred deaths. Photography by Fiora GarenziFrance, paris, 17-10-2021. Manifestation commemorative des 60 ans du 17 octobre 1961 a Paris, entre le Grand Rex et le Pont Saint-Michel. Le 17 octobre 1961, la police francais tuait des femmes, des hommes et des enfants algeriens qui etaient venus manifester contre le colonialisme. Ce crime d etat sans memoire avait fait entre 100 et plusieurs centaines de morts. Photographie par Fiora Garenzi / Hans Lucas.

Military conscription and nonviolent resistance

Sharan Grewal and Matthew D. Cebul

Comparative Political Studies Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Demonstrators carry banners and flags during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Restoring Tunisia’s democracy requires pressure — and an off-ramp for Kais Saied

Sharan Grewal

Thursday, May 26, 2022

A Tunisian soldier holds his position during an exercise along the frontier with Libya in Sabkeht Alyun, Tunisia February 6, 2016. Tunisia has completed a 200-km (125 mile) barrier along its frontier with Libya to try to keep out Islamist militants, and will soon install electronic monitoring systems, Defence Minister Farhat Hachani said on Saturday. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The US military’s export of “unhealthy norms” to Tunisia

Sharan Grewal and Amy Hawthorne

Thursday, May 26, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Tunisian then-presidential candidate Kais Saied reacts after exit poll results were announced in a second round runoff of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

Tunisia is sliding back into authoritarianism. Here’s what the US should do.

Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal

Thursday, May 12, 2022